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12 funders with a record of paying for “cable”
Where the money went Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University of Hawaii: $4.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Walter Kaitz Foundation → Ncta Education Foundation Inc: $3.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Incorporated Trustees of Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundatiion: $520K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Mississippi Cable Telecommunications → Cable Pac: $78K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The John D Evans Foundation → The Cable Center: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Schmetterling Foundation → Grand Rapids Cable Access Center: $60K across 7 grants, latest 2025 The Julian A and Lois G → The Cable Center: $58K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Johnson Family Foundation → Town of Cable: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Ncta - the Internet & Television → The Cable Center: $47K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Anna and John J Sie Foundation → The Cable Center: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 River Road Foundation → Cable Natural History Museum: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Southeast Chapter: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University of Southern California: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Walter Kaitz Foundation → Emma Bowen Foundation: $847K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation: $280K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The John D Evans Foundation → Syndeo Institute at the Cable Cen: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Florida Chapter: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Anna and John J Sie Foundation → University of Washington Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ncta - the Internet & Television → Cable Tv Pioneers: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Walter Kaitz Foundation → Natl Assoc for Multi-Ethnicity in Comm: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Incorporated Trustees of Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation: $220K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Heartland Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Walter Kaitz Foundation → T Howard Foundation: $435K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Walter Kaitz Foundation → Women in Cable Telecommunications: $317K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Walter Kaitz Foundation → The Wict Network Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Walter Kaitz Foundation → Hidden Genius Project Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Northern California Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Rocky Mountain Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Midwest Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications New York Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Southern California Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Southwest Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Virginia Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Washington Dcbaltimore Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications New England Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Carolinas Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Great Lakes Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Chicago Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Ohio Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Philadelphia Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Pittsburgh Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Texas Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Women in Cable Telecommunications → Women in Cable Telecommunications Pacific Northwest Chapter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Walter Kaitz Foundation: $5.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Walter Kaitz Foundation $5.7M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $5.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $5.6M John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $1.2M Women in Cable Telecommunications: $220K on this topic. Open the funder. Women in Cable Telecommunicat… $220K The John D Evans Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder. The John D Evans Foundation $80K Mississippi Cable Telecommunications: $78K on this topic. Open the funder. Mississippi Cable Telecommuni… $78K The Schmetterling Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. The Schmetterling Foundation $60K The Anna and John J Sie Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. The Anna and John J Sie Found… $60K The Julian A and Lois G: $58K on this topic. Open the funder. The Julian A and Lois G $58K Ncta - the Internet & Television: $57K on this topic. Open the funder. Ncta - the Internet & Televis… $57K Johnson Family Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. Johnson Family Foundation $50K River Road Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. River Road Foundation $20K University of Hawaii: received $4.3M on this topic University of Hawaii $4.3M Ncta Education Foundation Inc: received $3.1M on this topic Ncta Education Foundation Inc $3.1M University of Southern California: received $1.3M on this topic University of Southern Californ… $1.3M Emma Bowen Foundation: received $847K on this topic Emma Bowen Foundation $847K Natl Assoc for Multi-Ethnicity in Comm: received $600K on this topic Natl Assoc for Multi-Ethnicity… $600K Incorporated Trustees of Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundatiion: received $520K on this topic Incorporated Trustees of Cable… $520K T Howard Foundation: received $435K on this topic T Howard Foundation $435K Women in Cable Telecommunications: received $317K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $317K The Wict Network Inc: received $300K on this topic The Wict Network Inc $300K Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation: received $280K on this topic Cable Newspaper Journalism Foun… $280K Incorporated Trustees of Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation: received $220K on this topic Incorporated Trustees of Cable… $220K The Cable Center: received $210K on this topic The Cable Center $210K Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation: received $200K on this topic Cable Newspaper Journalism Foun… $200K Cable Pac: received $78K on this topic Cable Pac $78K Grand Rapids Cable Access Center: received $60K on this topic Grand Rapids Cable Access Center $60K Town of Cable: received $50K on this topic Town of Cable $50K Hidden Genius Project Inc: received $40K on this topic Hidden Genius Project Inc $40K Cable Natural History Museum: received $20K on this topic Cable Natural History Museum $20K Women in Cable Telecommunications Southeast Chapter: received $20K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $20K Syndeo Institute at the Cable Cen: received $20K on this topic Syndeo Institute at the Cable C… $20K Women in Cable Telecommunications Florida Chapter: received $20K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $20K University of Washington Foundation: received $15K on this topic University of Washington Founda… $15K Women in Cable Telecommunications Heartland Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Northern California Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Rocky Mountain Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Midwest Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications New York Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Southern California Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Southwest Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Virginia Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Washington Dcbaltimore Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications New England Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Carolinas Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Great Lakes Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Chicago Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Ohio Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Philadelphia Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Pittsburgh Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Greater Texas Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Women in Cable Telecommunications Pacific Northwest Chapter: received $10K on this topic Women in Cable Telecommunicatio… $10K Cable Tv Pioneers: received $10K on this topic Cable Tv Pioneers $10K 12 funders, 41 recipients, grants matching “cable” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $10,000 to WOMEN IN CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS GREATER TEXAS CHAPTER — programming support
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Largest: $178,000 to WOMEN IN CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS — promote diversity in the cable industry
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Largest: $300,000 to Incorporated Trustees of Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundatiion — to strengthen investigative and data-driven journalism strategies that promote accountability in nigeria
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Largest: $633,334 to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — in support of research to determine the structural and electronic mechanisms behind long-distance electron transfer in cable bacteria.
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Largest: $20,000 to GRAND RAPIDS CABLE ACCESS CENTER — for grtv's digital archive
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Largest: $27,997 to CABLE PAC — to promote the cable telecommunications industry
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Largest: $25,000 to THE CABLE CENTER — cable hall of fame dinner 2022
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Largest: $10,000 to THE CABLE CENTER — for the cable hall of fame.
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Largest: $15,000 to THE CABLE CENTER — to help fund the operating budgets of the charitable organizations.
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Largest: $20,000 to SYNDEO INSTITUTE AT THE CABLE CEN — unrestricted general
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Largest: $5,000 to CABLE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM — general operations
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Largest: $49,000 to TOWN OF CABLE — cable forward
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